Saturday, February 27, 2010

Test your knowledge!

Question 1: What kind of chocolate is also called "brut" chocolate? A: Semisweet B: White C: Bitter D: MilkQuestion 2: About how many beans does an average cocoa pod contain? A: 1 B: 10-20 C: 30-40 D: Over 50Question 3: What is the minimum amount of cocoa that chocolate must contain to be considered "dark"? A: 22% B: 43% C: 62% D: 85%Question 4: What does "theobroma," the botanical term for "cocoa," mean in Greek? A: Food of the gods B: Foreign tree C: Acidic bean D: Brown fruitQuestion 5: Besides cocoa and water, what did xocoatl -- the original drink brewed from cocoa beans -- contain? A: Alcohol B: Salt C: Animal fat D: CornQuestion 6: What continent produces the most chocolate? A: Africa B: Asia C: North America D: South AmericaQuestion 7: Which country consumes the most chocolate per person per year? A: Belgium B: Switzerland C: United States D: FranceQuestion 8: In what film was chocolate syrup used for blood? A: "Citizen Kane" B: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" C: "The Maltese Falcon" D: "Psycho"Question 9: In 1659, where did chocolate first become available to the masses? A: London B: Vienna C: Paris D: SalzburgQuestion 10: When was the first Hershey bar made? A: 1900 B: 1905 C: 1926 D: 1929